Consumer Goods • North America

Colgate-Palmolive

HEADQUARTERS: Russia Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1960

DESTRUCTION SCORE 84/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Consumer Goods sector, Colgate-Palmolive maintains a complex global operation spanning North America. Recent environmental audits highlight significant ecological challenges resulting from their industrial output and resource extraction methods.

Carbon tracked (CO2) 98 Mt 69 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 409 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 2089 Incidents $485.0M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $224.3M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2023 Deforestation Sourcing Link

Supply chain investigations traced raw material purchases back to unpermitted logging of protected primary forest blocks in South America.

2024 Herbicide & Pesticide Runoff

Massive agro-chemical runoff from intensive commercial monoculture farms led to severe eutrophication and toxic algae blooms in freshwater lakes.

Live Sensor Logging Watch

ANOMALY Forest Canopy Loss Alert

Global Forest Watch satellite imagery flagged 212 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Colgate-Palmolive contract supply boundary in China.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

Australia consumer protection agency threatened to halt commercial shipments due to failure to produce verified deforestation-free certificates.

2024-03-28

DATA_SYNC Forest Degradation Sync

Added 600 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Colgate-Palmolive's profile index.

2024-01-15

PROBE Peatland Burning Probe

Civil society groups initiated on-the-ground investigations into slash-and-burn practices by certified palm oil and agricultural suppliers.

2023-11-20

Executive Directors

Elizabeth Jones

Chief Executive

Robert Smith

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Colgate-Palmolive Consumer Goods Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics